RT Book, Section
A1 Laronga, Christine
A1 Tollin, Sharon
A1 Turaga, Kiran
A2 Kuerer, Henry M.
SR Print(0)
ID 6407668
T1 Chapter 12. History, Physical Examination, and Staging
T2 Kuerer's Breast Surgical Oncology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160178-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6407668
RD 2024/04/25
AB Breast  cancer  is  being  detected  at  earlier  stages  due  to  improvements  in  imaging  and  increased  public  awareness  of  the  breast  health  guidelines.  The  American  Cancer  Society  recommends  monthly  self-breast  exams,  an  annual  clinical  breast  exam  (CBE),  and  annual  screening  mammography  for  women  over  40.1  With  increased  compliance,  primary  care  physicians  are  being  overwhelmed  with  self-reported  breast  lumps  or  changes  in  the  CBE  or  mammogram.  Prompted  in  part  by  fear  of  litigation  of  missed  breast  cancer  coupled  with  patient  demand  for  expertise  in  breast  diseases,  referrals  to  breast  specialists  or  diagnostic  breast  clinics  (DBCs)  are  increasing.  In  fact,  a  whole  new  generation  of  breast  surgeons  is  cropping  up  to  meet  this  demand.